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Kaolinite from
Ohio Sulphur Mining Company Mine (Proffit Mine; Old Pyrite mine), Proffit, Albemarle County, Virginia, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Kaolinite
Formula:Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Kaolinite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Ohio Sulphur Mining Company Mine (Proffit Mine; Old Pyrite mine), Proffit, Albemarle County, Virginia, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:368357
Long-form Identifier:1:3:368357:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Kaolinite
42.3km (26.3 miles) ⓘMoss Mine, Tabscott, Gold-Pyrite Belt, Goochland County, Virginia, USA
44.6km (27.7 miles) ⓘSmith Bank Mine (Forrers Bank; Chalk Mine), Elkton, Page County, Virginia, USA
44.9km (27.9 miles) ⓘBertha and Edith Mine, Gold-Pyrite Belt, Goochland County, Virginia, USA
62.6km (38.9 miles) ⓘCold Springs Pit (Cole Spring deposit), Augusta County, Virginia, USA
68.6km (42.6 miles) ⓘPiney River Quarry, Piney River, Nelson County, Virginia, USA
70.0km (43.5 miles) ⓘHarris Mine, Spottswood, Spottswood Bauxite Mining District, Augusta County, Virginia, USA
70.3km (43.7 miles) ⓘWillis Mountain Mine, Sprouses Corner, Farmville Mining District, Buckingham County, Virginia, USA
71.4km (44.4 miles) ⓘLightner Mine, Spottswood, Spottswood Bauxite Mining District, Augusta County, Virginia, USA
71.7km (44.5 miles) ⓘKelly Bank mine, Lyndhurst-Vesuvius Mining District, Rockbridge County, Virginia, USA
77.2km (48.0 miles) ⓘSmith Prospect (J. D. Smith Tract), Roseland, Amherst County, Virginia, USA
References
Dietrich, R. V. (1990) Minerals of Virginia. Virginia Geological Survey.
 
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